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We'd normally leave coverage of the wholesaler- distributor market to sister publication, The Wholesaler. Still, those are a couple of good trucks from Consumers Pipe & Supply , Fontana, California. "Consumers Pipe & Supply is proud to be a strong, independent region leader in providing quality pipe, valves and fittings to the domestic and international industries since 1965," wrote Sharlene Sanchez. "We are a family-owned company, now in our third generation, whose main goal is to make your job easier." With the capability to make pipe delivery straight to the jobsite, Consumers Pipe has a truck for every load, including semis, flatbeds and pickups. Meanwhile, we heard directly from Gordy Noe, owner of Pioneer Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. , Knoxville, Tennessee, last year about how he himself came to be the coon-skin-cap-wearing mountain pioneer as his company's new look. "Everybody here liked it, or wouldn't say if they didn't, and the rest is history," Noe wrote. "I guess eventually we will have it on all 40-plus trucks." Judging from the email we received from Mike Conley this year, it looks like that's most definitely the case: "It all started as a dream in a small white truck with a magnet logo on the side and has now turned into a strong fleet of 40-plus vehicles. "Our vision with these trucks were to capture our East Tennessee heritage with the Smokey Mountains while also staying true to our brand as Pioneer Heating and Air Conditioning. If you know anything about the Volunteer State, you know about Davy Crockett. At Pioneer we have a 'Gordy Crockett.' "This company was built as a dream but cemented with a strong foundation of family values, incredible work culture, and love. Whether you are a customer or an employee, you are family. You will find our employees at baseball games, staff breakfast, skeet shooting tournaments, and at golf outings together. "Gordy has watched many teens grow into men and women through the years, including his own two sons. Pioneer Heating and Air is a company that has always and will always encourage personal growth inside and outside of the workplace. "Ultimately when the community sees our trucks drive by, we strive for them to not just see our logo but instead see a family member, a helper and a friend."